Mischievous Political Reform and Wool Tariff Debate
A scanned 1891 local column denounces Michigan lawmakers as a “Squawbuck legislature” with Isabella County placed into the Eleventh District. It quotes denunciations of broken promises and reform failures, plus a Canadian wool tariff critique noting McKinley duties impact on U S and Canadian wool markets with price ranges for various wools of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella County Enterprise
Squawbuck
Isabella County
Straits
Detroit
United States
England
Leicester
Cotswold
France
Germany
Canada
Shropshire
Plain Living and the Taste for Form in History
A collage of reflecting passages on plain living, taste, and the value of form in literature and culture. It cites Herrick on oats, questions about Substance versus Form, and a series of curiosities from ancient and early modern times including Indian tribal challenges, spider signs of gold, a Brazilian parrot incident, wolf and dog ancestry, Arctic ice trade, Nimrod bells, and copper tin proportions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nimrod
Insurance company suit hints at long rheumatic claim
A garbled OCR item references an insurance company suit involving a claimant from Minnesota alleging twenty years of rheumatism treated with remedies. The text mentions aches in hips and alleged strength loss and hints at medical or topical treatments. Specific names and dates are unclear due to damaged text.
Extraordinary Advertisement In A Lawyer's Office
A man delivered a contrived parcel to a lawyer containing a papier mache egg hiding a sheet of paper with a hair restorer advertisement. The scene, staged to reach the public, ends with the lawyer discarding the prop. The Brooklyn Eagle notes this as a striking example of extreme advertising tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blakely Hall
Brooklyn Eagle
Decline of Literary Receptions in New York
A New York Times excerpt notes the waning popularity of literary receptions amid past excesses. It cites social exclusions, the deaths of Miss Booth and Marion Harland, and shifts toward private gatherings as likely improvements. Edward W Bok and a Grant statue fundraising discussion highlight conflicting attitudes toward wealth and public subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Miss Booth
Oliver Bell Bance
Marion Harland
Mpechil
Edward W. Bok
General Grant
Sherman Statuy Fund
Vandersbilt
Rockefeller
Huntington
Williay
Vanderbilt
New York ‘Times
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Brown & Everden
Proprietos
Tvi
Eae
Hesowvrionn
Lansing
Michigan
Eleventh
Montcalm, Gratiot
Isabella
Mecosta
Osceola
Clare
Roscommon
Missaukee
Kalkaska
Grand Traverse
Antrim
Charlevoix
Democratic Party
Micutay
Chicago
Ile
Fair Mart
William Stratthers
Detroit Free Press
Dr. Johnson
Scotland
Shakespeare
Ben Jonson
Dryden
Addison
Swift
Pope
Christine Terhune Herrick
Scribner’a
California
Potter River
St. Nich
Cathay
Frobisher
Cornhill Magazine
Aes
Ork
C. L. Downie
Vier
Sory
Smith & Glass
Delavan
J M. Montigel & CO
Shepherd
Alma
C. L. Drake
Aii Groefein Co
Beede
Iirt
Sieh
Loti
Graham & Morton Trans, Co
Poritin
Abii
Tibbard
B. van den Begh
Russell & Co
Oliver
ALMA_SANITARIUM
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Alma Sanitarium CO
Auta, Mice
Bennett’s Nursery
Grand Rapids
Star Store
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